Pegasus
Medusa's equine offspring
Pegasus is the winged horse of Greek mythology, born from the blood of Medusa when Perseus beheaded her.
He was later tamed by the hero Bellerophon and eventually placed among the stars by Zeus.
Pegasus is also a constellation in the northern sky, recognizable by its Great Square asterism. (Lowercase pegasus refers to any winged horse.)
Gorgon-slaying demigod
Olympus · Greek mythology · myth · legend · Greek · hero · epic · immortal
Luminous celestial bodies
- AndromedaNearest spiral galaxy
- CassiopeiaNorthern constellation, W-pattern
- CepheusNorthern circumpolar constellation
- PiscesTwelfth zodiac sign
asterism · celestial · night sky · stargazing · astronomy
Source of creative impulse
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- MusesNine goddesses of arts
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
artistic · eloquence · divine inspiration · literary · immortality
Perseus
Gorgon-slaying demigod
Athena · Olympus · Greek mythology · myth · legend · Greek · hero · epic · immortal · Muses
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- AndromedaNearest spiral galaxy
- CassiopeiaNorthern constellation, W-pattern
- CepheusNorthern circumpolar constellation
Pisces · asterism · celestial · night sky · stargazing · astronomy
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- MusesNine goddesses of arts
- creativityCapacity for original thought
imagination · artistic · eloquence · divine inspiration · literary · immortality
chimera
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- centaurHalf-human, half-equine being
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
phoenix · sphinx · minotaur · cyclops · hydra · cerberus · kraken · satyr · nymph · gorgon
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- Ancient MythsGreek mythology, Greek myths, Ariadne, Greek gods, labyrinth
- mythological beingsdemigod, demigods, godling, godlings, centaur
Pegasusburrowing animal
Animal that digs tunnels
Cerberus · worm · mole · snake · groundling
Pegasusdraft horse
Powerful breed for hauling
plow horse · workhorse · mule · donkey · nag